A bride for the Tsar : bride-shows and marriage politics in early modern Russia /

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From 1505 to 1689, Russia's tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. The realm's most beautiful young maidens--provided they hailed from the aristocracy--gathered in Moscow, where the tsar's trusted boyars reviewed their medical histories, evaluated their s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martin, Russell, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, [2012]
Series:NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Subjects:
1500-1699
1500-talet.
1600-talet.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Russia > History > 16th century.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Russia > History > 17th century.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Political aspects > Russia.
Marriage customs and rites > Russia > History > 16th century.
Marriage customs and rites > Russia > History > 17th century.
Mariages royaux et nobles > Aspect politique > Russie.
Mariages royaux et nobles > Russie > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Mariages royaux et nobles > Russie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Marriage customs and rites
Marriages of royalty and nobility
zar.
Eheschließung
Politik
Äktenskap > politik > överklassen > monarki > Ryssland > 1500-talet > 1600-talet.
Bröllop.
Marriage > politics > upper classes > monarchy > Russia > 16th century > 17th century.
Weddings.
Rites et ceremonies du mariage > Aspect politique > Russie > 1500-1800.
Mariages royaux et nobles > Russie > 1500-1800.
Tsarer > historia.
Tsaritsor > historia.
Äktenskap > historia.
Bröllop > historia.
Russia
Russland
Russie > Politique et gouvernement > 1613-1689.
Russie > Politique et gouvernement > 1533-1613.
History
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